Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-02-10
The New Pension Law.

Be it enacted, ETC., That In consider
ing the pension claims OF dependent
parents, the fact and cause Of death,
and the fact that the soldier left no wild
ow or minor children, having been
shown as required by law. it shall be
necessary only TO show by competent
and sufficient evidence that such par
ent or parents are without other pres
ent mesns OF support than their own
manual labor or the contributions of
others not legally bound for their sup
port: Provided, That no pension al
lowed under this act shall commence
prior to its passage. and in case of ap-
plieations hereafter made under this act
the pensions shall commence from the
date of the filing of the application in
the Pension Office.
Sec. 2. That all persons who served
three months or more in the military
or naval service of the United States in
any war in which the United States
has been engaged. and VINO have been
honOrably discharged therefrom and
who are now or who may hereafter be
suffering from mental physical disa
bility, not the result of their own vi
cious habits or gross carelessness, which
incapacitates them for the performance
of lahor in such degree as to render
them unable to earn support, and
who are dependent on their daily labor
for support, shall, upon making due
proof of the fact according to such rules
and regulations as the secretary of the
interior may provide in pursuance of
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valid pensioners of the United States,
and be entitled to receive, for such total
inability to procure their subsistence
by daily labor, twelve dollars per
month; and such pension shall com
mence from the date of the filling of
the application IN the Pension Of
ce upon proof that the disability then
existed, and continue during the ex-
istence of the same in the degree here
IN provided: Provided, That per-
SONS who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws. or whose claims
are pending in the Pension Office, may,
by application to the Com missioner of
Pensions, in such forms as he may pre-
scribe. receive the benefits of this act !;
but nothing herein contained shall be
SO construed as to allow more than one
pension at the same time to the same
person or pension TO commence prior
to tue passage of this act: And provid>
ed further, That rank ia the service
shall not be considered in applications
filled hereunder.
Sec. 8. That no agent, attorney, or
other person instrumental In the pre-
sentation and prosecution of a claim
under this act shall demand or receive
for his services or instrumentality in
presenting and prosecuting such claim
sum greater than IS. payable only upon
the order of the Commissioner of Pen
sions, by the pension agent making pay
ment of the pension allowed, except in
cases heretofore prosecuted before the
Pension Office, when, in the discretion
of the Commissioners of Pensions, a fee
of $40 may be allowed in like manner
to the agent or attorney of record in the
ease at the date of the passage, Of this
act: and any agent or attorney, or other
person instrumental in the prosecution
Of claim under this act who shall de
mand or receive sum greater than
that herein provided for, for his serv'
ices in the prosecution of the claim,
shall be subject to the same penalties as
prescribed in section of the act of July
(, 1884, entitled. "An act making appro>
oriations for the payment of invalid or
)ther pensions of the United States for
,he fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, and
'or other purposes"
Sec. 4. That section 4716 of the re-
yised statutes is hereby modified so that
he same shall not apply to this act:
Provided. That this act shall not apply
o those persons under political disa-
)ilities. And no person shall be penr
Toned under this act for any disability
Incurred while engaged in the military
ervice against the United States.